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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Beginner / Repair => Topic started by: woodwose on June 25, 2010, 05:06:07 PM
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I assume that 235/75R15 is the biggest tire without a lift on Geo Tracker circa 1990.
If I put 235/75R15's on my 90 Geo Tracker, and I get well rubbing, then going to a 2" coil spacer, won't I need to have longer strut/shock absorber shafts than stock? The car needs new struts/shocks anyway so I am trying to plan ahead with this to save some money if possible. Thanks..
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you wont get rubbing
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you wont get rubbing
Thanks for the info.. I get the shocks for it Saturday the 26th (needed badly) so I'll go with stock shocks and bigger tires and leave it at that for now.. then brakes and I'll feel safer in it..
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The rear shocks can be changed out for Mustang shocks, and they are
like $20 each or less, front struts are different, not many choices, old
man emu or some spacers for lifted front ends
Wild
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Ok wildgoody, that is something to consider also. I am all new to lifting a vehicle and I must admit that I know squat about it. I just might wait for some more research into the subject and more info so I'll know to make an informed decision rather than rush to get shocks on it today.
Later, down the road, I plan to get a bigger vehicle to pull a cargo trailer camper conversion but finances right now are prohibitive for that option and so I am going with what I have.
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For a budget minded lift, go with some of Jeff's spacers, a 2" lift is
easy to do, will work with the stock shocks or mustang shocks in
the rear, and works well for moderate off roading, the only drawback
is there is less down travel, but for moderate use works fine
Wild
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Ok... Monroe shocks and struts (stock) are on order, I'll pick them up this afternoon. I got 2" coil spacers (the full circle rubber kind, the others looked too precarious). This tracker is destined for 235/75R 15 tires with an all terrain tread, I'll put the shocks/struts in and the spacers, then on to getting the tires although those will wait until later this summer. A brake job is on the way too.
For the sake of cost, I got the stock shocks and struts, also, that was the only option that Baxter had at the moment.. I can live with that. I don't personally rock climb and only occationally go off road, most of the time I just row this thing around on flat streets (with a few well felt bumps).
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Now you've done it..............
WE WANT PICS ;D
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I was planning to get pics of it... wait till I get all this done. Question: with the 235 75R 15 tires I should probably get wider wheels than the stock Tracker ones? I have 215 70R 15s on there now and I notice that the center of the tread bows inward... meaning the tire is too wide for the rim.
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I ran stock wheels and 235 tires with no problems, what you need to
do is adjust your tire pressure to about 17 PSI with 235s, or mark a chalk
line across the tread and drive a short way, look at the wear of the chalk
mark and adjust the pressure until the chalk wears evenly across the tread
Wild
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I ran stock wheels and 235 tires with no problems, what you need to
do is adjust your tire pressure to about 17 PSI with 235s, or mark a chalk
line across the tread and drive a short way, look at the wear of the chalk
mark and adjust the pressure until the chalk wears evenly across the tread
Wild
Hmmm, didn't think of that, and I have driving for years... I'll try that, thanks. Also I really want to thank you, Wild, for carrying this thread and your prompt responses. I am a member of another suzuki forum also, joined both this one and the other one onThursday. I posted the same question on that forum and have not gotten a response yet.
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Glad to be of help, ride issues are a common "problem" and you would
be surprised how many tire shops and car owners inflate the tires to the
max pressure listed on the side of the tire, this is incorrect, the proper
pressure is listed on the vehicle or in the owners manual.
For a Sidekick the pressure in a stock tire is 23 PSI, the bigger the tire
the less pressure is needed to hold up the vehicle, I run 3 PSI in the
33-13.5 Swampers, and that's still hard on the ride, stiff sidewall tire.
Wild
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I ran stock wheels and 235 tires with no problems, what you need to
do is adjust your tire pressure to about 17 PSI with 235s, or mark a chalk
line across the tread and drive a short way, look at the wear of the chalk
mark and adjust the pressure until the chalk wears evenly across the tread
Wild
Won't that affect gas mileage??
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Won't that affect gas mileage??
A little but thats the pressure that they need to be, aside from the ride comfort its very easy to swap ends in the wet with overinflated tyres.
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A properly inflated tire doesn't affect the mileage much, but grossly underinflated
tires that flexes the sidewalls alot will affect the mileage, you might find the
increased size of the tire corrects the speedo and your mileage might improve.
With the Auto trans and 4.62 gears, my speedo was off almost 3 MPH, with the
235 tires it was corrected to perfect
Wild
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I got the rear shocks on... and while I was at it I put a rubber "riser" threaded between the spring coills on the rear... I'll do the same tomorrow with the front coils. I can see a slight difference in the height of the rearend but not much. They were 1 1/2 to 2 inch (I call them stabilizer gaskets, they are split ring lifters which I am sure everybody has seen). I'll try these for a few days.. If they don't have much of a benefit, I'll take them off. I can't see where they are stretching the spring all that much and seemed to barely be in place when the car was jacked up.. They stayed put when I put the car down on the ground, so we'll see. My idea is to allow enough room for the bigger 235s and give me some added ground clearance... but I think the ground clearance is really negligible and probably can get away with not having that extra lift to clear the fender wells with the 235s. I plan offset center tires anyway, they are wider for the bead seat so I won't get (slanted in) sidewalls. That has happened to me before on another vehicle some time ago and I wore those tires out fairly quickly.